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Kôichi Saitô(1929-2009)

  • Director
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Writer
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Kôichi Saitô was born on 3 February 1929 in Tokyo, Japan. He was a director and writer, known for Tsugaru jongarabushi (1973), The Rendezvous (1972) and Tabi no omosa (1972). He died on 28 November 2009 in Hino, Tokyo, Japan.
BornFebruary 3, 1929
DiedNovember 28, 2009(80)
BornFebruary 3, 1929
DiedNovember 28, 2009(80)
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  • Awards
    • 5 wins & 4 nominations total

Known for

Tsugaru jongarabushi (1973)
Tsugaru jongarabushi
7.1
  • Director
  • 1973
The Rendezvous (1972)
The Rendezvous
6.9
  • Director
  • 1972
Tabi no omosa (1972)
Tabi no omosa
6.8
  • Director
  • 1972
Joe's Whisper (1967)
Joe's Whisper
  • Director
  • 1967

Credits

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Director



  • Onigiri (2004)
    Onigiri
    • Director
    • 2004
  • Mission Barabba (2001)
    Mission Barabba
    6.8
    • Director
    • 2001
  • Bokyo
    • Director
    • 1993
  • Aoi sanmyaku '88 (1988)
    Aoi sanmyaku '88
    • Director
    • 1988
  • Kofukugo shuppan
    • Director
    • 1980
  • Nagisa no shiroi ie (1978)
    Nagisa no shiroi ie
    6.2
    • Director
    • 1978
  • Kisetsufû
    • Director
    • 1977
  • Aspiration
    • Director
    • 1977
  • Gold, Code of the Sea
    • Director
    • 1975
  • Saikai
    • Director
    • 1975
  • The Homeless (1974)
    The Homeless
    5.6
    • Director
    • 1974
  • Tsugaru jongarabushi (1973)
    Tsugaru jongarabushi
    7.1
    • Director
    • 1973
  • Hanashinju
    • Director
    • 1973
  • Tabi no omosa (1972)
    Tabi no omosa
    6.8
    • Director
    • 1972
  • The Rendezvous (1972)
    The Rendezvous
    6.9
    • Director
    • 1972

Camera and Electrical Department



  • Intentions of Murder (1964)
    Intentions of Murder
    7.6
    • still photographer (uncredited)
    • 1964
  • Only on Mondays (1964)
    Only on Mondays
    6.7
    • still photographer
    • 1964
  • She and He (1963)
    She and He
    7.3
    • still photographer
    • 1963
  • Gendaikko
    6.7
    • still photographer
    • 1963
  • Escape Into Terror (1963)
    Escape Into Terror
    • still photographer
    • 1963
  • Nanika omoroi koto nai ka (1963)
    Nanika omoroi koto nai ka
    5.4
    • still photographer
    • 1963
  • Seinen no isu (1962)
    Seinen no isu
    6.7
    • still photographer
    • 1962
  • Ue o muite arukô
    6.5
    • still photographer
    • 1962
  • The Righteous Hero
    • still photographer
    • 1961
  • Ajisai no uta (1960)
    Ajisai no uta
    5.9
    • still photographer
    • 1960
  • The Sky Is Mine (1959)
    The Sky Is Mine
    • still photographer
    • 1959
  • Sekai o kakeru koi (1959)
    Sekai o kakeru koi
    5.2
    • still photographer
    • 1959
  • We Live Today (1959)
    We Live Today
    • still photographer
    • 1959
  • That Wonderful Guy (1958)
    That Wonderful Guy
    • still photographer
    • 1958
  • Yoru no kiba (1958)
    Yoru no kiba
    5.3
    • still photographer
    • 1958

Writer



  • Onigiri (2004)
    Onigiri
    • Writer
    • 2004
  • Mission Barabba (2001)
    Mission Barabba
    6.8
    • Writer
    • 2001
  • Toshio Egi, Ikkô Furuya, and Kunie Tanaka in The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi (1979)
    The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi
    5.9
    • screenplay
    • 1979
  • Nagisa no shiroi ie (1978)
    Nagisa no shiroi ie
    6.2
    • story
    • 1978
  • Saikai
    • writer
    • 1975
  • Tsugaru jongarabushi (1973)
    Tsugaru jongarabushi
    7.1
    • writer
    • 1973
  • Kigeki: Hanayome sensô
    • Writer
    • 1971
  • A Man's World (1971)
    A Man's World
    5.3
    • story
    • 1971
  • Rainbow Over Paris
    • Writer
    • 1970
  • Aisuru ashita
    • writer
    • 1969
  • Ochiba to kuchizuke
    • screenplay
    • 1969
  • Hana no utage
    • screenplay
    • 1967
  • Joe's Whisper (1967)
    Joe's Whisper
    • writer
    • 1967
  • Gunman (1965)
    Gunman
    • screenplay
    • 1965
  • Only on Mondays (1964)
    Only on Mondays
    6.7
    • Writer
    • 1964

Personal details

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  • Born
    • February 3, 1929
    • Tokyo, Japan
  • Died
    • November 28, 2009
    • Hino, Tokyo, Japan(pneumonia)

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